Problem-to-Opportunity Transformation

Hosts volunteer workdays at school and community gardens in Flagstaff during the growing season, supporting garden maintenance and community involvement in environmental projects.

Offers culturally relevant lessons and connections for Native and non-Native students through school garden programs and partnerships, including Hopi gardening, seed saving, harvesting, food processing, and cooking classes in collaboration with community partners.

Offers culturally relevant lessons and programming through School Gardens and BIRDS@Work, including partnerships that deliver Hopi gardening, seed saving, harvesting, food processing, and cooking classes.

Operates an educational blog, "Terra BIRDS Lessons Blog," intended for students of all ages globally, sharing information and ideas for learning, including daily journal work and a chat function for participation in the Greenhouse Class.

Developed a three-part comic book series, "Space Salad," which blends hydroponic growing principles with STEM skills and embeds lessons on the care of classroom hydroponic grow towers.

Provided fiscal sponsorship to Ita Hopi Lavayi from 2018 to 2019 and resumed fiscal sponsorship near the end of 2025.

Provides fiscal sponsorship to Indigenous-led projects, including Ita Hopi Lavayi, from 2018–2019 and resuming near the end of 2025, supporting community-based food and cultural systems.

Provides fiscal sponsorship to community-based projects, including Ita Hopi Lavayi, from 2018–2019 and resuming near the end of 2025.

Operates an educational blog and online resources intended for students of all ages globally, sharing curriculum materials, gardening lessons, and interactive tools for remote learning.

Conducts Hopi gardening, seed saving, harvesting, food processing, and cooking classes in partnership with Terra BIRDS, providing culturally relevant lessons and connections for Native and non-Native students.

Installs hydroponic towers in classrooms in 33 schools in Flagstaff, Page, and Grand Canyon to enable year-round indoor gardening. This is supported by a three-part comic book series, "Space Salad," which blends hydroponic growing principles with STEM skills and embeds lessons on the care of classroom hydroponic grow towers.

Installs and supports hydroponic grow towers in classrooms across 33 schools in Flagstaff, Page, and Grand Canyon, enabling year-round indoor gardening and integrating STEM education through the "Space Salad" comic series.

Implements environmental stewardship, urban habitat restoration, and food production programs in K-12 schools across Flagstaff Unified School District, Coconino County Accommodation School District, Grand Canyon School District, and Page Unified School District. This includes culturally relevant lessons, hands-on gardening classes, and maintenance of school gardens. In one year, programming was offered to 14 schools, serving 1,719 students through 303 hours of garden education across 175 school and 67 individual class visits.

Stewards over 13 acres of land in Flagstaff, including transforming an empty patch of dirt around the Ponderosa High Greenhouse into a diverse habitat with plants, birds, and other organisms, and adding structures for community use. This work engages 300 to 500 people, leading to personal growth and transformation for participants.

Operates an educational blog—Terra BIRDS Lessons Blog—for students of all ages globally, sharing curriculum resources, ideas for learning, and interactive features such as chat participation in the Greenhouse Class.

Provided remote learning support during the pandemic, including coursework, video messages, and journaling activities for high school Greenhouse Classes, and maintained engagement through the Lessons Blog and chat functionality.

Operates school garden maintenance programs supported by volunteers and hosts seasonal volunteer workdays at school and community gardens in Flagstaff; transformed the area around the Ponderosa High Greenhouse into a biodiverse habitat and community space, engaging 300–500 participants.

Implements garden education, environmental stewardship, urban habitat restoration, and food production programs for K-12 students across multiple school districts in Northern Arizona, including Flagstaff, Grand Canyon, and Page; served 1,719 students with 303 hours of instruction and 175 school visits during the reporting period.